Yiyang Zhang

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Dr. Yiyang Zhang

Associate Professor

Lariccia School of Accounting & Finance

Williamson Hall 3306

phone: (330) 941-1783

yzhang03@ysu.edu

Bio

Dr. Zhang is an Associate Professor and Lariccia Family Endowed Faculty Fellow at Youngstown State University (YSU). He joined YSU in 2018 after completing his PhD in Accounting from the University of South Florida. His research interests encompass various topics in the accounting literature, including Accounting Information Systems (AIS), auditing, and capital market-based financial accounting issues, utilizing archival methodology. His research has been published in leading academic journals such as Accounting, Organizations and Society, Journal of Business Ethics, Accounting Horizons, Journal of Information Systems, Advances in Accounting, and Managerial Auditing Journal.
Dr. Zhang has received the American Accounting Association (AAA) AIS Mid-Year Meeting Best Paper Award in 2019, 2021, and 2023. He was also honored with the Andrew Best Paper Award at the 2019 Ohio Region Meeting. Some of Dr. Zhang’s papers have been cited by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Currently, he serves as an editorial board member for the Journal of Information Systems and as a vise chair for the AAA AIS section Research and Publications Committee.

Research Interests

ERP system implementation, Business intelligence systems implementation. Blockchain, IT Capability, ESG, XBRL, Cost of capital, Financial Disclosure, Earnings Management, Corporate Governance, Asset Pricing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Audit Quality, Auditor litigation

Teaching Interests

Accounting Information System
Database Managment
Data Analytics
Financial accounting
Intermediate accounting

  • 2018

    Ph D, Accounting

    University of South Florida

    Dissertation/Thesis Title — "Two Essays on String of Earnings Benchmarks"

  • 2013

    MS, Accounting

    University of Kansas

  • 2011

    BBA, Accounting

    Washburn University

  • 2025

    YSU

    2025 Distinguished Professor in Scholarship

  • 2024

    YSU

    Lariccia Family Endowed Professorship

  • 2023

    American Accounting Association

    2023 Accounting Information System Midyear Meeting Best Paper Award for Journal of Information Systems

  • 2023

    YSU

    2023-2024 YSU Research Professorship Awards

  • 2021

    YSU

    2021 Distinguished Professor in Scholarship

  • 2021

    American Accounting Association

    2021 Accounting Information System Midyear Meeting Best Research Paper Award

  • 2021

    YSU

    2021-2022 YSU Research Professorship Awards

  • 2020

    YSU

    2020-2021 YSU Research Professorship Awards

  • 2019

    American Accounting Association

    Andrew Best Paper Award at the 2019 Ohio Region Meeting

  • 2019

    American Accounting Association

    2019 Accounting Information System Midyear Meeting Best Research Paper Award

  • 2017

    American Accounting Association

    AAA FARS Doctoral Consortium Fellow 2017

  • 2016

    American Accounting Association

    AAA Auditing Doctoral Consortium Fellow 2016

  • 2016

    American Accounting Association

    AAA AIS Doctoral Consortium Fellow 2016

  • 2025

    "Information Technology Expertise and Environmental, Social, and Governance Activities"

    Y. Zhang, S. Walton

    Accounting Horizons, Forthcoming at https://doi.org/10.2308/HORIZONS-2024-024

  • 2024

    "COSO Framework Adoption and Cybersecurity Breaches"

    Y. Zhang, S. Walton, A. Tadesse

    Journal of Information Systems, Forthcoming at https://doi.org/10.2308/ISYS-2024-044

  • 2024

    "iXBRL Adoption and the Pricing of Audit Services"

    Y. Zhang, A. Masli, S. Walton, M. Wang

    Journal of Information Systems, volume 38, issue 3, p. 23-50

  • 2024

    "Do Two Minds Think Alike? Efficiency Benefits from Common ERP Vendor Use in a Supply Chain"

    Y. Zhang, S. Walton, R. Barber, R. Pinsker

    Accounting Horizons, Forthcoming at https://doi.org/10.2308/HORIZONS-2023-091

  • 2023

    "Auditor Sustainability Focus and Client Sustainability Reporting"

    Y. Zhang, S. Walton, J. Tang, M. Liu, X. Zhao

    Accounting, Organizations and Society, volume 113, issue December 2024, p. 101512

  • 2023

    "Earnings string breaks, accounting litigation risk and audit fees"

    Y. Zhang, D. Robinson, T. Smith, J. Whitwhorth

    Managerial Auditing Journal, volume 38, issue 7, p. 1024-1052

  • 2022

    "Intended and Unintended Consequences of ERP System Implementation"

    Y. Zhang, S. Walton, P. Wheeler

    Accounting Horizons, volume 37, issue 4, p. 177-205

  • 2022

    "When the Presidential Candidate Comes to Town: The Impact of Donald J. Trump’s Campaign Rallies on Local Firms’ Environmental and Social Performance"

    Y. Zhang, F. Guo, M. Wang, Y. Liu

    Journal of Business Ethics, volume 186, issue 3, p. 531-552

  • 2021

    "Initial Evidence on the Market Impact of the iXBRL Adoption"

    Y. Zhang, X. Luo, L. Yang, X. Zhao, T. Wang

    Accounting Horizons, volume 37, issue 1, p. 143-171

  • 2021

    "Enterprise Resource Planning Systems and XBRL Reporting Quality"

    Y. Zhang, F. Guo, X. Zhao, X. Luo, L. Yang, P. Wheeler

    Journal of Information Systems, volume 35, issue 3, p. 77-106

  • 2020

    "XBRL Tag Extensions and Tax Accrual Quality"

    Y. Zhang, S. Walton, L. Yang

    Journal of Information Systems, volume 35, issue 2, p. 91-114

  • 2020

    "Early Disruptors: Examining the Factors Surrounding Blockchain Early Adoption"

    Y. Zhang, S. Walton, P. Wheeler

    Journal of Information Systems, volume 35, issue 2, p. 219-242

  • 2020

    "An Integrative Review and Analysis of Cybersecurity Research: Current State and Future Directions"

    Y. Zhang, S. Walton, P. Wheeler, X. Zhao

    Journal of Information Systems, volume 35, issue 1, p. 155-186

  • 2019

    "The Effects of Information Systems Compatibility on Firm Performance following Mergers and Acquisitions"

    Y. Zhang, U. Murthy, T. Smith, J. Whitworth

    Journal of Information Systems, volume 34, issue 2, p. 211-233

  • 2018

    "Earnings Management Strategies to Maintain a String of Meeting or Beating Analysts"

    Y. Zhang, J. Perols, D. Robinson, T. Smith

    Advances in Accounting, volume 43, issue November 2018, p. Page 46-55

  • 2024 - present

    Committee Chair
    American Accounting Association AIS Section Research and Publications Committee

  • 2023 - present

    Committee Chair
    American Accounting Association Ohio Region Meeting

  • 2021 - present

    Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
    Accounting Horizons

  • 2021 - present

    Committee Member
    American Accounting Association AIS Membership Services Committee

  • 2021 - present

    Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
    Advances in Accounting

  • 2020 - present

    Editorial Review Board Member
    Journal of Information Systems

  • 2019 - present

    Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
    Accounting Research Journal

  • 2017 - present

    Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
    Asian Review of Accounting

  • 2014 - present

    Reviewer, Journal Article
    American Accounting Association